Women's Basketball | 1/10/2017 11:37:00 AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
PORTALES, NM — After a pair of road victories to open the calendar year, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (10-3; LSC 6-0) has found itself in the receiving votes section of the 2016 D2SIDA National Media Poll for the second time this year. ENMU is receiving two votes in the eighth week of the poll, one day after ranking fifth in the South Central region.
ENMU also received votes in the sixth week of the poll, just before the team's last setback which came against 20
th-ranked Western Washington. The Hounds are on a three-game win streak and have won nine of its last 10 contests. On Saturday, ENMU picked up a 60-49 road win over a Texas Woman's team ranked eighth in the region.
The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action on Thursday to host Cameron. Tipoff is scheduled for 10 a.m. MST.
Week 8 National Poll | January 10, 2017
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (16) |
16-0 |
400 |
1 |
WH Michigan Tech 82-75; WH Northern Michigan 104-55 |
| 2 |
Angelo State |
12-0 |
380 |
2 |
WH Tarleton St. 81-74 (OT), WH Texas A&M-Commerce 78-71 |
| T3 |
Emporia State |
13-1 |
351 |
4 |
WH Washburn (75-49) |
| T3 |
Alaska Anchorage |
13-1 |
351 |
3 |
WA Western Oregon 105-62; WA Concordia Portland (67-58) |
| 5 |
Virginia Union |
12-0 |
334 |
5 |
WH Winston-Salem State 68-48, WA Shaw 91-64,
WA Fayetteville State 73-50 |
| 6 |
Lincoln Memorial |
12-0 |
315 |
6 |
WH vs. Mars Hill (95-51) |
| 7 |
Pittsburg State |
14-1 |
292 |
7 |
WA Missouri Western (57-43); WA Northwest Missouri (80-54) |
| 8 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
15-0 |
280 |
9 |
WA South Dakota Mines 66-64, WA Black Hills State 88-87 |
| 9 |
Bellarmine |
12-1 |
275 |
8 |
WH Rockhurst 81-75; WH William Jewell 70-56 |
| 10 |
California |
13-1 |
245 |
10 |
WA Gannon 87-56, WA West Chester 107-73 |
| 11 |
Seattle Pacific |
13-1 |
244 |
11 |
WH Saint Martin's (72-59); WH Montana State Billings (67-50) |
| 12 |
Eckerd |
12-2 |
213 |
15 |
WA Palm Beach Atlantic (71-53); WH Barry (71-48) |
| 13 |
Adelphi |
13-2 |
211 |
16 |
WH Franklin Pierce 66-60; WA St. Michael's 63-25 |
| 14 |
Cal Baptist |
15-2 |
192 |
13 |
WA Hawaii Pacific (81-71); WA Chaminade (111-77) |
| 15 |
Drury |
13-2 |
169 |
14 |
WH Wisconsin-Parkside 87-50; WH Lewis 70-54 |
| 16 |
Bentley |
12-3 |
153 |
12 |
WH New Haven 73-55 |
| 17 |
North Georgia |
12-1 |
150 |
17 |
WA vs. Flagler (56-38); WA vs. Armstrong State (66-62) |
| 18 |
Arkansas Tech |
9-1 |
132 |
18 |
WH Southeastern Oklahoma (69-51); WH East Central (68-43) |
| 19 |
West Florida |
10-2 |
91 |
RV |
WH North Alabama (73-60); WA Shorter (76-54) |
| 20 |
Western Washington |
11-3 |
85 |
22 |
WA Northwest Nazarene (86-81); WA Central Washington (60-53) |
| 21 |
Mercyhurst |
13-1 |
72 |
RV |
WH Slippery Rock 79-54, WA Clarion 67-59 |
| 22 |
Fort Hays State |
13-2 |
53 |
RV |
WH Central Missouri (69-59); WH Southwest Baptist (88-63) |
| 23 |
Columbus State |
9-1 |
49 |
23 |
WH vs. UNC Pembroke (73-56); LA vs. USC Aiken (78-67) |
| 24 |
Queens |
12-3 |
46 |
RV |
WA Bridgeport 79-62; WA St. Thomas Aquinas 71-66 |
| 25 |
Regis |
12-2 |
40 |
RV |
WA Western State 72-53, WA Colorado Mesa 76-71 |
Dropped Out: Wheeling Jesuit, North Alabama, St. Mary's, Lee, Lewis
Also Receiving Votes: Simon Fraser (24), Grand Valley (11), Glenville State (9), Florida Southern (9), MSU Moorhead (6), Lewis (5), Eastern New Mexico (2), UC San Diego (2), Caldwell (1), North Alabama (1), St. Mary's (1)
